KARACHI: Iftikhar Ali Shalwani took over the charge of KMC Administrator on Tuesday. Iftikhar Ali Shalwani is a senior most officer from Pakistan Administrative Service. He did his Masters in Urban planning studies from London school of economics. He remained as commercial counselor in Buenos Aires Argentina from 2007 till 2013. He also served as Commissioner Karachi and Secretary Local Government.
He was received by senior officers on arrival at KMC head office. After taking charge, the Administrator Karachi visited various departments at the central head office and met with the officers and other employees. He directed during the visit that special care should be taken for cleanliness in the head office, broken equipment in the corridors of the building should be removed immediately, the KMC tower clock should be fixed because this building is a landmark and have historical importance.
The administrator presided over a meeting of heads of all departments of the KMC. Metropolitan Commissioner Dr Syed Saif-ur-Rehman and heads of all departments attended the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, he said that the works must be completed on time and there should be no negligence in doing the duty, the officers should understand the importance of the work and devote all their energies to the work of public interest. He said that he would do his best to solve the problems faced by the KMC, officers should improve the performance of their department, and he said that he would also have detailed meetings with the department heads separately so that problems faced by them could be ascertained and measures be taken to resolve these.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020
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